bemba

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

bemba (plural bembas)

  1. (music, Trinidad and Tobago) A type of folk drum used in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbemba/ [ˈbẽm.ba]
  • Rhymes: -emba
  • Syllabification: bem‧ba

Noun[edit]

bemba f (plural bembas)

  1. (Canary Islands, Antilles, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela) Mouth with large and bulky lips

Adjective[edit]

bemba f sg

  1. feminine singular of bembo

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